St Albans boxer Christian Fetti has hailed the support from his hometown after securing an impressive victory in his second professional fight.
Christian, 22, won plaudits from pundits for a 'classy' performance as he defeated Joshua Ocampo by unanimous decision at London's York Hall on Friday night (September 6).
The featherweight boxer is now 2-0 in his professional career, following an earlier victory over Eliecer Quezada at the same venue.
told this newspaper a year ago that he would become world champion one day.
Christian believes the sky is the limit for his potential, havingReflecting on Friday night's victory, he said: "Once again the support from St Albans was truly amazing, it was great to see so many people there.
"I knew I hurt him in the first round which made him not want to stand and trade shots with me.
"I stayed focused and got the win - onto the next one!"
That next fight could be on a bigger stage after two wins at the intimate Bethnal Green venue, with Christian setting his sights on a bout at the O2 Arena, with eventual dreams of gracing the boxing 'Mecca' of Madison Square Garden or a lucrative Saudi Arabia 'supercard'.
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Despite these big dreams, Christian and father Stuart have kept their feet planted on the ground, attributing his success to years spent training at St Albans & London Colney ABC.
After the fight, Stuart said: "This was a real proud dad moment. I'd like to thank everyone that came to support Christian, we can't wait for the next one!
"Christian boxed really well against a very experienced opponent, not rushing his work."
While this was only Christian's second fight on the professional stage, his opponent was stepping into the ring for the 40th time at this level.
Christian recently signed a multi-fight deal with Queensbury Promotions, joining forces with legendary promoter Frank Warren, a man whose stable of fighters includes Tyson Fury.
This fight was his first under the Queensbury umbrella and was screened live to a national audience on TNT Sports and Discovery +.
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